Hôtel California — Hotel in Vichy

Ideal for city break to this beautiful city. Unimposing from the outside and a strange name for a typically French turn of the century hotel. The interior is very welcoming and the room was spotlessly clean and comfortable, although there was no air conditioning so I would imagine it would be very hot during the summer.|The continental breakfast is superb and definitely 5 star.|The negative points of my stay were:-|Parking. The description states free hotel parking, but this is not the case. The only parking is in the street which was nose to tail packed. I drove round the block 3 times, which, as all the streets are one way - usually in the opposite direction to the one you want to go -getting lost and having to reset the sat nav to find my way back, before eventually having to stop across the gates to a school to unload the suitcases. Just glad it was a weekend otherwise it would be very difficult.|2. The stairs to the rooms are very steep, narrow and winding, which, for a 76 year old with a gammy knee and carrying two suitcases, made it a bit of a struggle.|3. The shower in my room was non adjustable and pointing sideways above my head, so to use it you had to unhook it and hold it in one hand which is not the most convenient way to have a shower.|All in all, a very enjoyable stay and I can thoroughly recommend a visit to this...

This is a small family run hotel and you feel really welcome there. The breakfast was amazing, the room was quite spacious. The bathroom was not big, but very very clean. In the summer it might get hot in the room and it has no A/C, but in the end, for that price and location, it is perfect for a weekend. A parking house is quite close - on the streets, you could theoretically park for free, but there is no way you can find a parking place in the weekend. It is very close to the city center, you can visit Vichy from...

A 1 night stay on a road trip from The Dordogne to the UK. Had dog with me too. Small room with good bathroom, tv and fan ( needed in July!). Clean and comfortable and the hotel is a 5 minute walk to the river. Excellent host who was welcoming, helpful and willing to please. Had comfortable night’s sleep and lovely breakfast (E8) which was money well spent. Don’t be fooled by “only 2 stars”. This is a perfect example of...